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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Café Du Coin

I did this portrait of favorite café du coin Le Bosquet for some PB readers... This was my café du coin, but I'm ashamed to admit I never set foot in it. Maybe next week :O I love taking pictures of café du coin till the cows come home... I just don't like to sit down and lounge around in them...What's wrong with me? They sure do look like fun to hang out in... And with the red checked napery/nappe à carreaux... It seems like they're having a picnic in the street!

Look at that gorgeous blue wash above the lighted cafe!!!! Just luscious. We ate at the Panne Pomodoro in Highland Park Sunday night after a ballet, and to my complete surprise they had woven cafes chairs!!! Not Paris but nice... I should have whipped the camera out of my purse. ;-)

Will you head to the Tuilleries this time, Carol? I'll bet in May it's really pretty...Love that watercolor! Exquisite. Maybe if you found a cafe with a great facade across the street, you could sit, drink your hot chocolate, and sketch away? Lovely post.

My "café du coin" is Le Nazir on the rue des Abbesses because for some reason I don't much like Le Chinon, even though it is closer. I know that it can be intimidating to find a seat and just SIT! But maybe because most of your photos are in the oh-so-chic 7th arrondissement, hmmm?? That is why the next time you find yourself in Paris, I invite you to mine which is much friendlier and homelier, being Montmartre.

I recently discovered your blog and just LOVE it! Your photos and petites mots have put me back in touch with my inner French girl- to the point where I am now listening to French language cds dans ma voiture. Merci!

I recently stumbled upon your blog and absolutely love it. I spent two months in Paris a year ago and miss it like crazy! My favorite cafe was on rue vivan just down from the gardens. Even if the cafe had not been there this may have been my favorite street in Paris. I'm not even sure what it was called although it may have just been cafe vavin and it was delightful!

Hello again and thank you again for transporting me daily. I dream of touching down on Frenchd soil and beholding the City of Lights. I just have a question about café du coin What does it mean?Thanks again Carol, Deb

Love love love your drawing! Thank you for the kind comments. You make me wish I was in Paris right now. I've only been once for exactly 24 hours. But I did manage to take 500 photos in a day, so it was a productive 24 hours! haha

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♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Read Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris breakfasts.